From the media
COMMUNITIES TAKE ACTION ON AIR QUALITY
Community Environment Groups launch
AIR CARE AUSTRALIA -
An initiative of the Australian National Bucket Brigade
MEDIA RELEASE
Residents living in the shadow of Australian industries are moving to test air quality themselves. Rising community concerns regarding the ongoing adverse impact on the environment and community health from industrial pollution within Australia has led to the formation of community-based group AIR CARE AUSTRALIA- an initiative of the Australian National Bucket Brigade.
Lead found in black dust
From the Townsville Bulletin: Lead found in black dust
04Apr07
HIGH levels of lead, copper and zinc have been found in a sample of black dust taken from a Yarrawonga home.
Environmental scientists say the levels are many times higher than the concentrations you would normally expect to find in soil, and should be cause for concern.
However, the State Government's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says one test from one sample is not enough to draw any conclusions.
The EPA conducted a Townsville Dust Investigation study from July 2005, after complaints from residents in Yarrawonga and city areas about a greasy black dust covering their homes.
The EPA released its findings last month concluding the dust fallout rate was low and that it was mostly mould.
